Q: Is 142,404,658 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,404,658 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,404,658 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 142404658 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 19 22 38 121 209 242 418 2,299 4,598 30,971 61,942 340,681 588,449 681,362 1,176,898 3,747,491 6,472,939 7,494,982 12,945,878 71,202,329 and 142,404,658, with no remainder.

Since 142,404,658 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,404,658, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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